Conway Twitty's Tennessee Home Is Expected To Be Demolished

Conway Twitty’s legendary mansion in Hendersonville, Tennessee, could be demolished because of severe tornado damage in early December.

The current owners, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), want to tear the Nashville-area home down because it is unsafe, according to The Tennessean.

Frank Amedia, president of the Christian broadcaster’s real estate division, said “the whole building was twisted” from a tornado on December 9, according to the article.

“We’re at a crossroads right now, and the crossroads was really none of our doing,” Amedia said. “We have 100 staff people—production editors—that are all displaced. Some are working from home, some are trying to work in a building that’s unsafe right now to be honest with you, we’re trying to get them out of there quickly.”

Twitty, who died in 1993, had more No. 1 records than any country artist during his lifetime. He dubbed his Hendersonville estate “Twitty City” and built homes for himself and his children there, according to Wide Open Country. In earlier days, concerts and guided tours took place at Twitty City. TBN bought the property in 1994.

TBN wants to build assisted living on land behind an existing auditorium, and also to expand its production studio. The company plans to keep some memorabilia and Twitty City’s iconic sign, with its guitar-strumming bird and the words “Hello Darlin” beneath (the 1970 song was one of his signature hits). But sadly, Twitty’s brick mansion is expected to go.